Folding box



C. P. BOYCE.

(No Model.)

FOLDING BOX.

No. 437,769. Patented Oct. 7, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. BOYCE, OF STERLING BUSH, NE\V YORK.

FOLDING BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,769, dated October '7, 1890.

Application filed July 23, 1890. Serial No. 359,669. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BOYCE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling Bush, in the county of Lewis and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in folding boxes; and it relates more particularly to the construction of that class of boxes which are adapted for use in packing goods or merchandise for transportation.

The invention has for its object to provide a box of the character mentioned, which may be cheaply constructed,'and which will be strong and durable and will effectually protect its contents against possible injury in transit, and which at the end of the route may be compactly folded and returned to the shipping-point.

To the above ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the same consists in the peculiar construction and in the novel combination, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and then particularly defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, like letters of reference indicating like parts throughout the several views, and in which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box as it appears when in' actual use. Fig. 2 is a like view of the box as it appears when folded for storage or for reshipping. Figs. 3 and 4 are perspective details of the hinges and jointed hook detached.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the box, which may be of any desired size of form, but

which in the present instance I have shown as rectangular and consisting of the top B, bottom 0, front and rear sides D and E, and ends F. The front and rear sides of the box are connected with the ends F by the hinges a and a, the hinges a being placed at diagonally-opposite corners of the box upon the inside of the box, while the hinges a at the remaining corners of the box are secured upon the outer faces of the side and end sec tions, as shown. It will be seen that by this construction when the top and bottom of the box are open the body portion of the box may be readily folded or collapsed.

The box is provided at its ends with heavy protecting-strips G, which when the box is complete and the cover or top closed form continuous bands, extending entirely around the box, the overlapping ends of the strips at the corners of the box being beveled to form miter-joints, as shown at c.

The top B is hinged to the upper ends of the strip G upon the rear face of the box by means of the heavy strap-hinges H, the knuckles of which hinges are sufiiciently heavy to form substantial bumpers, which serve to protect the corners of the box from possible injury.

hen closed, the cover B is secured in place by means of the jointed hooks I, said hooks being constructed of heavy material and consisting of the bodyportion I and hook proper 1 The portion 1 of the hook is secured to the upper face of the strip Gr upon the cover at a point adjacent to the end of the strip by means of a staple i, provided for the purpose, while the hook portion I is adapted to engage a similar staple i upon the outer face of the strip G upon the face of the box. Both the joint i of the hook I and also the knuckle of the hinge H are of sufficient size to form an efiectual protection to the corners of the box.

As a further protection to the ends of the box I provide the ends with heavy strips G which strips are securely bolted or otherwise secured to the outer face of the end sections adjacent to their outer edges.

'W'hen the box is folded for transportation,

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I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Let-' as bumpers for protecting the angles of the ters Patent, is 7 box, substantially as described. 10 The combination, with the folding box pro- In testimony whereof I affix my signature in vided with protecting-strips G surrounding presence of two witnesses. 5 the same and having miter joints, of the CHARLES F. BOYCE.

hinges and locking or securing hooks, having Witnesses: enlarged knuckles arranged upon said strips CALVIN GRAVES,

at the angles of the box and adapted to serve CHESTER WOOD. 

